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Australia Sees "Very Uncommon" Heatwave, Temperatures Set To Break Records
A spring heatwave across large parts of Australia's southeast, including Sydney, will intensify on Monday, the weather bureau said, with temperatures expected to peak up to 16 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit) above the September average.
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Bushfires Rage After Australia's Hottest Summer On Record
Homes have gone up in flames and skies turned blood red as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle dozens of out-of-control blazes in southern Australia in the wake of the nation's warmest summer on record.
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Thousands Of Australian Homes Without Power After Cyclone Hits
About 25,000 homes were without power on Sunday in Australia's northern city of Darwin after a tropical cyclone felled trees, cancelled flights, closed schools and delayed shipping.
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Army Assesses Damage After Storm 'Absolutely Smashes' North Australia
Australia's army and emergency workers headed to areas of tropical Queensland state hardest hit by Cyclone Debbie on Wednesday, finding roads blocked by fallen trees, sugarcane fields flattened and widespread damage in coastal towns.
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'Angry' Australian Summer Weather Smashes Records
Australia endured a summer of record-breaking extremes, scientists said Wednesday, with climate change tipped to increase the frequency and severity of such phenomena. Intense heatwaves, bushfires and flooding plagued the December-February summer season with more than 200 records broken over 90 days, the independent Climate Council said in a report...
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Number Of Deaths Rise To 6 In Australia 'Thunderstorm Asthma'
The number of deaths from Australia's "thunderstorm asthma" episode has risen to six and three others are in critical condition, authorities said Sunday, as they assessed the fallout from the unprecedented event.
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2015 Was Fifth Warmest Year On Record For Australia
Australia recorded its fifth hottest year in history in 2015 with soaring temperatures breaking new records across the country, according to a new report.
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Super Storm Lashes Australian East Coast for Third Day
A cyclonic storm lashing Australia's east coast for a third day was declared a catastrophe on Wednesday after destroying houses, cutting power to more than 200,000 homes and causing millions of dollars of damage in Sydney and other cities.
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3 Dead as Cyclone-Like Storm Lashes Sydney Region
Three people died as Sydney and surrounding areas were lashed by wild weather Tuesday with trees felled, power cuts hitting thousands of homes and sand drifts sweeping inland off the iconic Bondi beach.
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Australia sees greater risk of El Nino weather pattern
Australian climate models indicate an increased chance of an El Nino weather pattern emerging later this year, the country's weather bureau said on Tuesday, raising the risk of drought and floods in some parts of the world.
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Australian climate on 'steroids' after hottest summer
Australia's weather went "on steroids" over a summer that saw an unprecedented heatwave, bushfires and floods, the climate chief said on Monday, warning that global warming would only make things worse.
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Australia Sees "Very Uncommon" Heatwave, Temperatures Set To Break Records
A spring heatwave across large parts of Australia's southeast, including Sydney, will intensify on Monday, the weather bureau said, with temperatures expected to peak up to 16 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit) above the September average.
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Bushfires Rage After Australia's Hottest Summer On Record
Homes have gone up in flames and skies turned blood red as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle dozens of out-of-control blazes in southern Australia in the wake of the nation's warmest summer on record.
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Thousands Of Australian Homes Without Power After Cyclone Hits
About 25,000 homes were without power on Sunday in Australia's northern city of Darwin after a tropical cyclone felled trees, cancelled flights, closed schools and delayed shipping.
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Army Assesses Damage After Storm 'Absolutely Smashes' North Australia
Australia's army and emergency workers headed to areas of tropical Queensland state hardest hit by Cyclone Debbie on Wednesday, finding roads blocked by fallen trees, sugarcane fields flattened and widespread damage in coastal towns.
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'Angry' Australian Summer Weather Smashes Records
Australia endured a summer of record-breaking extremes, scientists said Wednesday, with climate change tipped to increase the frequency and severity of such phenomena. Intense heatwaves, bushfires and flooding plagued the December-February summer season with more than 200 records broken over 90 days, the independent Climate Council said in a report...
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Number Of Deaths Rise To 6 In Australia 'Thunderstorm Asthma'
The number of deaths from Australia's "thunderstorm asthma" episode has risen to six and three others are in critical condition, authorities said Sunday, as they assessed the fallout from the unprecedented event.
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2015 Was Fifth Warmest Year On Record For Australia
Australia recorded its fifth hottest year in history in 2015 with soaring temperatures breaking new records across the country, according to a new report.
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Super Storm Lashes Australian East Coast for Third Day
A cyclonic storm lashing Australia's east coast for a third day was declared a catastrophe on Wednesday after destroying houses, cutting power to more than 200,000 homes and causing millions of dollars of damage in Sydney and other cities.
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3 Dead as Cyclone-Like Storm Lashes Sydney Region
Three people died as Sydney and surrounding areas were lashed by wild weather Tuesday with trees felled, power cuts hitting thousands of homes and sand drifts sweeping inland off the iconic Bondi beach.
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Australia sees greater risk of El Nino weather pattern
Australian climate models indicate an increased chance of an El Nino weather pattern emerging later this year, the country's weather bureau said on Tuesday, raising the risk of drought and floods in some parts of the world.
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Australian climate on 'steroids' after hottest summer
Australia's weather went "on steroids" over a summer that saw an unprecedented heatwave, bushfires and floods, the climate chief said on Monday, warning that global warming would only make things worse.
